Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat

Five years after Eddie's death, Ina Montecillo and her best friend Rowena work as stunt doubles for a film directed by Bruno. They endure demanding shoots while juggling the responsibilities of a growing family. The gritty on-set life foreshadows Ina's willingness to take bold steps when life grows difficult.

Four of Ina's children become Overseas Filipinos: Juan moves to New Zealand with his girlfriend Jenny, Tudis settles in Canada, Portia moves to India, and Sixto migrates to the United Kingdom. The family becomes geographically dispersed, raising concerns about support and connection. Ina remains deeply involved in their welfare despite the distance.

Among Ina's eight remaining children, Tri studies law by day and works as a night shift call center supervisor. Pip, her gay son, pursues show business but is sidetracked by a rice-distribution queue for a government program. The others—Seven, Cate, Shammy, Ten-ten, Connie, and Sweet—help with the household, while Ina's restaurant goes bankrupt due to Rowena's gluttony.

On her 46th birthday, Ina realizes her family may forget her again and decides to change her life. She enrolls in university as a working student and takes on various odd jobs to fund her studies. She tries waiting tables but is fired for removing her uniform in the heat, and later resigns from a job at an ice plant after a visit from Rowena.

Rowena and Ina go to Malacañang seeking employment and misinterpret the openings, becoming maids rather than government aides. They glimpse President Hillary Dafalong but are blocked by the Presidential Security Group. After Ina overhears Vice-President Bill Bilyones plotting Dafalong's assassination at a public function, Dafalong is killed, and the danger becomes personal for Ina.

With the plot revealed, Ina exposes Bilyones, triggering a snap election. She runs for president with her university professor Ren Constantino as running mate. Ina wins by a landslide, and Bilyones is sent to prison.

As president, Ina makes early moves that mix practicality with whimsy: extending night classes for children, arresting traffic violators, and using vacant land to boost rice production. She even attempts to secure oil by teaching Arab leaders a rain dance, underscoring her unorthodox approach. The country experiences a volatile but popular first phase of her rule.

Ina's leadership strains family relations: Tri falls in with bad company and questionable dealings, Pip stars in indecent films, and Ina unknowingly signs a contract to set up a gambling den near Shammy's school. The personal and political collide, testing her resolve.

Twin daughters Sweet and Connie are abducted by terrorists after attempting to run away. Ina makes an urgent televised appeal to rally the nation, and the girls are eventually rescued while the captors are subdued.

Realizing the value of her family, Ina resigns during her State of the Nation Address and hands over power to Ren Constantino. The resignation marks the end of her presidency and initiates a calm handover to the new leadership.

On her 47th birthday, Ina wakes up believing her family has forgotten again, but they surprise her with a party that makes up for last year's oversight. The moment restores warmth and family bonds after years of public life.

In the end credits, Ren, now president, walks through Malacañang, viewing portraits of past presidents. The last portrait features Ina as President, surrounded by her family, sealing her legacy in memory and image.